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Data format: SDE Feature Class File or table name: ALO.AQUATIC_BOUNDARY Coordinate system: Lambert Conformal Conic Theme keywords: aquatic, boundary, parcel, planningCadastre, boundaries, inlandWaters, oceans |
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Abstract:
The State of Washington's aquatic land ownership records have been maintained on marine index maps or index plates. These are hand drafted maps some of which are over 100 years old. The aquatic parcel dataset places the ownership records into a spatial GIS system. The boundary layer provides the controlling features for building aquatic parcels and contains important attributes regarding the construction of aquatic parcels. |
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The State of Washington's aquatic land ownership records have been maintained on marine index maps or index plates. These are hand drafted maps some of which are over 100 years old. The aquatic parcel dataset places the ownership records into a spatial GIS system. The boundary layer provides the controlling features for building aquatic parcels and contains important attributes regarding the construction of aquatic parcels.
To replace the marine index maps and plates as an inventory of aquatic lands.
publication date
The data is intended for agency use by agency applications only.
The data was initially derived from drawings, not maps, which were georeferenced to calculated meander corners. As such, there cannot be much of a claim of spatial accuracy. With time the introductions of constraints to actual surveyed position may increase to accuracy of the data.
See the accuracy report above.
The State of Washington's aquatic land ownership records have been maintained on marine index maps or index plates. These are hand drafted maps some of which are over 100 years old. They are vulnerable to decay and there has been a lot of interest in having the agency's aquatic ownership incorporated into DNR's GIS. The initial step was to have over 4000 of the index plates scanned and vectorized into ARC coverages. One step in incorporating these coverages into the agency's GIS is to transform them into state plane feet (south zone 5626, Nad27). Control points on each individual index plate must be established, using meander corners, PLSS section corners and other points. These control points are added to the vector coverages and empty coverages created with a stateplane south BND, as tic-ids. Using ARC/INFO transformation a matching coverage in state plane feet is created (T_covers). Arcs from the T_covers are selected and put into an Aquatic land parcel coverage. The arcs and polygons are coded with desired attributes. The first step in this process was to have all of the index maps scanned. The scanned tif images were then digitized into ARC/INFO vector coverages. The scanning and digitizing processes were performed by contractors. The vector coverages are in digitizer inches with no coordinate system and need to be georeferenced into state plane coordinates to match DNR's other GIS data sets. For each vector coverage there need to be a minimum of four control points established with known state plane coordinates. With these control points it is possible using an ARC/INFO process to transform the vector coverages into coverages with state plane coordinates. These vectors or lines can then be used to build polygons or areas which represent every parcel of aquatic land. Each vector is individually coded and needs to be carefully assembled to create a coverage with no gaps or seams. Each polygon or area is then coded with up to 32 attributes, converting all of the needed information from the index maps into a GIS data set. These coverages are refereed to as landparcel coverages. When a geographic area is completed the work is reviewed by the aquatic surveyor. The finished coverage is then given to the aquatic computer programmer who runs the coverage through some error checking programs and prepares the coverage for conversion into the agency's cadastral framework project. INPUTS Vector coverages of marine index plates, plats and harbor areas. Three types: 1. Second class tide and shore lands plates, the originals. 2. Digitized second class tide and shore land plates. 3. First class plates. Tif images of the marine index plates, plats and harbor areas. POCA (Public Ownership and County Administration coverage) coverage provided in a township tiling format which provides section lines. PLS-PT also in township tiling format, contains the section corner and quarter quarter points. This is where the meander corners should be added to. GLO plats. NAMING CONVENTION FOR COVERAGES The vector covers for the indexes, plats and harbor area plats are numbered with three parts. The first part, two letters, the first of which, is a "t" or an "s", means tideland or shoreland and the second letter, an "f" or an "s", means first or second class. After the two letters there are two numbers which identify the county. This is followed by a dash and a three digit unique number for that type of land in that county. The format is for example ts29-032, and would be read as tidelands, second class in Skagit county, plate 032. The empty coverages that the vector coverages are transformed into carry the same name with a "T" suffix (the T_covers). So.....tf25-014 would be tf25-014t. The tif images also use the same naming convention with the .tif extension. QUALITY CONTROL ON VECTOR COVERAGES Produce an edit check plot of the vector coverage overlayed on the tif image. Identify and highlight any missing arcs from the vector coverage that are necessary. Necessary arcs include meander lines, platted tidelands, lease lines and deed lines. Upland lot lines and PLSS lines are not needed. In arcedit digitize any of the missing arcs. Edit tolerances for vector coverages: editdistance 15.0 nodesnap off 2.0 weedtolerance .05 grain .05 arcsnap off snapping off 2.0 intersectarcs off CONTROL POINTS Control points with known locations must be established for each vector coverage. A minimum of six control points are needed. The control points are identified and marked on check plots, and added as tic IDs in the vector coverages. Matching tic IDs are added to the empty T_covers. There are three types of index maps and each requires different processes. The three types are: second class plates, digitized second class plates and first class platted areas. Meander corners are the highest priority control point and every meander corner available should be used as a control point. Other control points will be described later. ADDING MEANDER CORNERS TO EXISTING STATE PLANE TOWNSHIP COVERAGES Meander corners were originally set by the General Land Office (GLO) during the surveying process of the PLSS township and range grid system. A township is divided into 36 one square mile sections. When a water body was encountered along the one mile section line a meander corner was set and the distance was recorded from the section corner or the last meander corner, and recorded on the GLO plat for that township. The recording distance is in chains and one chain equals 66 feet (80 chains equals one mile). DNR has two coverages that are needed to add meander corners so they can be used for control points. Once the meander corners are in an existing DNR coverage that coverage can be drawn up in arcedit as a back cover and tic IDs can be added at the meander corner locations. CURRENT PROCESS FOR BUILDING MEANDER CORNERS 1. Plot out township edit check plot with the arcs from POCA and the points from PLS-PT. 2. Mark approximate meander corner location on the check plot and record the distance in chains (and feet is optional). 3. Edit work done in COGO in ARCTOOLS. Go into ARC and ARCTOOLS and open the township workspace and the POCA cover with arc as the editfeature. Set the draw environment to include arc, arrows and nodes. Set tolerances. Select COGO and open the PLS-PT cover for the same township. Select the COGO Environment button and within this menu select COGO POINT ITEM and move the cursor to select Point.id and make the next number to be 2000. By selecting an arc and breaking the arc at the specified distance a point will be generated in the PLS-PT coverage with a Point.id beginning with 2000. Any number greater than 100 can be used, 2000 works well because it is 4 digits long and shows up well in arcedit next to other point values. Edit tolerances: Fuzzy = 1.0 feet Dangle = 20.0 feet Edit = 100.0 feet Nodesnap = 20.0 feet Weed = 1.0 feet Snap = 20.0 feet Grain = 1.0 feet 4. Point.id is the type of point in PLS-PT. The types are: 1 = Coordinate 2 = USGS projected 3 = USGS found 4 = Meander corner 7 = Pin Corner 10 = Closing North 11 = Closing East 12 = Closing South 13 = Closing West 14 = Protracted 99 = Stable If a meander corner is within .25 chains (16.5 feet) of another point do not add an additional point. If the Point.id is greater that 10, change that Point.id to be 4. If the existing Point.id is less than 10 do nothing, this Point.id value takes priority over a meander corner, but remember to include this as a point for the statewide meander corner coverage and use it as a control point. 5. Draw up the PLS-PT cover as a back cover with a symbol of POINT.ID. Redraw the screen. 6. Determine if a proportion is needed on the line. Find the total distance for the section line from the GLO notes, compare this distance to the total distance on the POCA cover. If the difference is greater than 15 feet then proportion the meander corner distances by dividing the Poca distance by the GLO distance and multiply this result by the meander corner distances. If the section line is not a complete line in either the POCA coverage or the GLO plats then a comparison can not be made and no proportion can be made. 7. Select the arc to break and break at the distance or the proportion distance and a point will be generated in PLS-PT. 8. If the meander corner needs to extend further than the POCA line, then with the traverse option build an extension on the line. Use two points along the line as the backsight point and extend the line 180 degrees with the necessary footage. This will also establish a point at the end of the line. 9. Save the work. Exit and select the PLS-PT as the edit cover and select all the Point.id's greater than 1999 and calc them to equal 4. Select these as well as any of the original points that had a Point.id less than 10 that will be used as meander corners and put the into the statewide meander corner coverage (STATEMC). In a few cases the distance across a small stream was not recorded on the plat. Check the index plates and see if there is a distance recorded, and use that distance, if not and the distance is less than 200 feet then measure the distance from the index plate and use that to set the meander corner. If the distance is greater than 200 feet contact DNR staff. There will be meander corners that can not be set. The majority of these will be on peninsulas and islands, where the meander corners have no recorded distance from any section corners, only a distance between the meander corners. When this situation is encountered note on both the township edit check plot and the index check plot that the meander corners were not set. Highlight the locations of the meander corners and the notes. ESTABLISHING CONTROL POINTS FOR SECOND CLASS INDEX PLATES, ORIGINALS The original second class plates are scanned and vectorized from linen paper maps (plates) that usually cover 4-8 sections. On the majority of these there are enough meander corners to use for control. If there are more than six, use them. In arcedit delete existing tics and add tic IDs in the vector coverage at the meander corner locations using the tif image as a back image. Matching tic IDS can be added at meander corner locations in the empty T_covers using the STATEMC coverage or PLS-PT coverages as backcovers. Zoom in very close to add tics or snap them to the backcover features to assure the most accurate position. This accuracy is important in the transformation process which will be described latter. ESTABLISHING CONTROL POINTS FOR SECOND CLASS INDEX PLATES, DIGITIZED For some counties the originals were digitized on mylar. The majority of the plates cover one section, so usually do not have enough meander corners to provide control. They do have four tics that have state plane coordinates. With the four tic locations and two or more meander corners there are enough points. Add tic IDs at the tic locations and meander corners locations. The meander corners can be added to the T_covers as described above. The coordinates for the four tic locations can be generated as tics in the T_covers. The coordinates for the digitized maps are zone appropriate so some of them are in state plane north zone and they will have to be projected to south zone first and then generated as tics. ESTABLISHING CONTROL POINTS FOR FIRST CLASS INDEX PLATES, PLATS AND HARBOR AREAS The basic process is the same as the original second class plates and if there are at least six available meaner corners then the process is the same. If there are not six meander corners then PLSS corners can be used. If PLSS corners are used the matching tic IDs can be added in the T_covers from the POCA coverages. If the minimum number of control points can not be met with meander corners and PLSS corners another approach is necessary. First class plates are of a large scale and some cover only a part of a section which is why finding six control points is difficult. The solution is to transform the plat for the area. The plat is of a smaller scale and there will be plenty of control points. Once the plat is transformed into state plane feet, then any easily identifiable point on the plat that is also on the plate can be used as control points. Begin first with any meander corners and PLSS corners and then use angle points on the meander line or the harbor line, and last use block or lot corners. Identify these control points on the edit check plot and then add them as tic IDs to the vector coverage and then the matching tic IDs to the T_covers. Harbor area plats can also be used like the plats to provide control for the index plates. SUBDIVISION INSETS ON INDEX PLATES Some of the index plates have subdivision inset that are a different scale than the index. A separate vector coverage will have to be made with the subdivision lines, and then control points for it will have to be established. The minimum of six will be difficult to obtain. Three or four control points will be acceptable, and some of these will lack precision. It may be necessary to place control points at measured distances from known points, such as 150 feet east of the section corner, or 80 feet north and 40 feet west of the meander corner. The idea here is to get these lines as close as possible and then adjust them to fit the rest of the index plate. Name the new coverages the same as the index plate number followed by an underscore (_)and the letter "A" for the first one, letter "B' and so on. If there are more than one insets begin letter "A" in the northwest corner and proceed with the remaining insets in a clockwise direction (with north at the top), around to the southwest. TRANSFORMATION PROCESS AND RMS ERROR ACCEPTABILITY In Arc, transform the vector coverages to the T_covers. Note the RMS error for the output and record this value on the edit check plot of the index. Desired RMS is 40 feet or less for all areas except second class shorelands (index maps that begin with the letters "ss") where 80 feet is the acceptable limit. An example: Arc: transform tf25-032 tf25-032t Transforming coordinates for coverage tf25-032 Scale (X,Y) = (79.123,81.385) Skew (degrees) = (-3.419) Rotation (degrees) = (-139.841) Translation = (1174995.241,506081.030) RMS Error (input, output) = (0.138,11.265) Affine X = Ax + By + C Y = Dx + Ey + F A = -60.471 B = 56.202 C = 1174995.241 D = -51.028 E = -59.064 F = 506081.030 tic id input x input y output x output y x error y error ------ ---------------- ---------------- ---------------- ---------------- 222 18.092 -21.785 1172662.585 506441.421 14.312 3.127 223 14.787 -17.029 1173152.916 506339.793 -8.892 -7.504 224 11.994 -16.886 1173333.796 506463.277 -12.909 3.085 225 13.293 -9.465 1173652.357 505962.917 7.109 -1.128 226 14.798 -7.787 1173653.209 505783.031 9.546 2.853 227 22.732 -9.165 1173114.722 505462.820 -9.166 -0.433 On this transformation the output RMS error is 11.265 feet. If the RMS output error is greater than 40 first look at the x and y error for each individual tic id. If the error is large (over 100 feet)it may indicate that Tic-id in either the vector coverage or the T_cover was located in the wrong place, i.e. along the wrong section line. Occasionally a meander corner location is bad and it may be best to not use the corner for control. Remove that Tic-id from one of the coverages and rerun the transform process. If attempts to improve the RMS error fail notify DNR staff about the problem before going to the next step. We are aware that some coverages will have an RMS error greater than 40 feet. ADJUSTING THE COVERAGES After the transform process, go into arcedit and set up links to fine tune the positions of the arcs. Set links to the meander corners, control points, PLSS lines and corners. Run an adjust. Save the coverage and build it with the line option. Edit tolerances for T_covers: Editdistance 15.0 Nodesnap off 2.0 Weedtolerance .05 Grain .05 Arcsnap off Snapping off 2.0 Intersectarcs off
Metadata imported.
Metadata imported.
Metadata imported.
Internal feature number.
ESRI
Indicates the type of aquatic area or feature the boundary bounds or delimits.
Harbor Line Inner: means A line located and established in navigable waters as provided for in section 1 of Article XV of the state Constitution, and which is located and established in navigable waters between the line of ordinary high tide and the outer harbor line, constituting the inner boundary of the harbor area (RCW 79.90.025).
Harbor Line Outer: means a line located and established in navigable waters as provided for in section 1 of Article XV of the state Constitution beyond which the state shall never sell or lease any rights whatever to private persons (RCW 79.90.015).
Harbor Line Side. A line connecting the end points of the Outer Harbor Line and the Inner Harbor Line.
Shoreline: With the aquatic boundary dataset, the Water Level line was produced by DNR and was digitized from ortho photos that were taken at various tide levels and no time or height corrections were applied. In the few cases will field verification has occurred, the digitized shoreline was found to be closer the mean higher high water. The original definition use while building the aquatic ownership data was any parcel boundary line that is coincident with the shoreline as mapped in the DNR GIS coverage 'WTRLVLN' or 'Hydro'. A better definition is that shoreline in marine areas is coincident with "mean high tide" and along non-tidal rivers and lakes is coincident with either the "line of vegitation" or the "line of ordinary high Water."
Mean Low Tide: this tide level was protracted for the aquatic boundary dataset by setting points 2/3 rd's of the distance from the shoreline out to the extreme low tide line. Also called mean low water. A tidal datum. The average of all the low water heights observed over the Nation Tidal Datum Epoch. For stations with shorter series, simultaneous observational comparisons are made with a control tide station in order to derive the equivalent datum of the National Tidal Datum Epoch.
Tide and Current Glossary, National Ocean Service, 1989
Extreme low tide: This tide level was derived from the National Wetlands Inventory and is the line that separates the tidal zone from the subtidal zone. This data was complied from aerial photos in the early 1980's and remains the best overall representation for extreme low tide. Also called extreme low water. The lowest elevation reached by the sea as recorded by a tide gauge during a given period. The National Ocean Service routinely documents monthly and yearly extreme low water for its control stations.
Tide and Current Glossary, National Ocean Service, 1989
Established line of navigability: Only in a few cases has an established line of navigability has been approved and these are located within various portions of Lake Washington in King County. "Line of navigability" means a measured line at that depth sufficient for ordinary navigation as determined by the board of natural resources for the body of water in question.
WAC 332-30-106
Estimated line of navigability: For the aquatic boundary dataset, the estimated line of navigability is a line buffered 40 feet from the shoreline for rivers and lakes. For those rivers that become narrow and are less than 120 feet in width (two 40 foot buffers for shorelands and a 40 foot strip for bedlands, the estimated line of navigability would be 1/3 of the distance between the opposing shorelines. A line of navigability estimated in location for purposes of the GIS. See the definition for "established line of navigability."
Limit of Navigability. The terminus of the navigable portion of a river.
Meander Line. "Meander line" means fixed determinable lines run by the federal government along the banks of all navigable bodies of water and other important rivers and lakes for the purpose of defining the sinuosities of the shore or bank and as a means of ascertaining the areas of fractional subdivisions of the public lands bordering thereon. (WAC 332-30-106) The traverse run at the line of mean high water of a permanent natural body of water. In original surveys, meander lines are not run as boundary lines. They are run to generally define the sinuosities of the bank or shore line and for determining the quantity of land in the fractional sections remaining after segregation of the water area. )Glossaries of BLM Surveying and Mapping Terms 1980)
Other PLS Line. A line that was created to extend an existing PLS line. The Other PLS Line was created at times for positions of missing meander corner positions that were required to geo-reference the aquatic index sheets or used as the lateral side line for an aquatic parcel that abutted a section line.
Platted Line. Lines for lots and blocks that platted by a first class tidelands or first class shorelands plat, for oyster tracts that are based a survey, or for second class tideland or second class shorelands parcels that were based upon a survey (normally for sales between 1890-1895).
Deed Line. Lines typically used for the lateral sidelines between second class tideland parcels or second class shoreland parcels. In a few cases, a deed line is used for a boundary line agreement or a court ordered boundary line settlement.
Agreement Boundary. A boundary line used for a parcel subject to a Port Management Agreement or Memorandum of Understanding that transfers the management of an aquatic parcel. This code is not to be used for parcels where an ownership interest is transferred.
Two Mile City Limit Line. The line defining the terminus of the area in which first class tidelands exist in the State of Washington, being at a distance of two miles from the boundary of a city as measured along the shoreline.
Estimated Tidal Extent Line. The line which defines the limit of the area of tidal influence in a river, where this line has been estimated for purposes of the GIS. For the aquatic boundary dataset, the type of aquatic index plate determined the upstream limit of tidal influence. The transition from a tideland index plat (TF or TS) to a shorelands index plat (SF or SS) was used as a guide to place an estimated tidal extent line. On a rare occasion, an Army Corp of Engineers report provided and indication in river miles how far upstream a river would be tidally influenced.
3 mile State/Federal Line. Article 24 of the Constitution of the State of Washington defines the Pacific Ocean Boundary to be "one marine league off shore." The ACSM Definitions of Surveying Terms defines a marine league a "a measure of distance commonly employed at sea, being equal to one-twentieth part of a degree of latitude, or three geographical or nautical miles." The same book, in the definition of a nautical mile says that "because of various lengths on the nautical mile in use throughout the world, due to differences in definition and the assumed size and shape of the earth, the International Hydrographic Bureau in 1929 proposed a standard length of 1,852 meters, which is known as the international nautical mile. The U.S. Departments of Defense and Commerce adopted this value in July 1, 1954." Adopting this definition of a nautical mile the U.S. Department of Interior Minerals Management Service has calculated the State of Washington Pacific Ocean boundary to be 5556 meters seaward of the most westerly points of land along the coast and from the most westerly point of any islands within one marine league of the coast. These most westerly points are referred to as "salient points." The DNR has adopted the U.S. Minerals Management calculated boundary for purposes of the GIS.
Established Tidal Extent Line. The line which defines the limit of the area of tidal influence in a river, where this line has been established by an appropriated agency or by law.
Mean Tide Level. Same as half-tide level. A tidal datum. The arithmetic mean of the mean high water and mean low water.
Tide and Current Glossary, National Ocean Service, 1989
Mean Sea Level. A tidal datum. The arithmetic mean of hourly heights observed over the National Tidal Datum Epoch. Shorter series are specified in name; e.g., monthly mean sea level and yearly mean sea level.
Tide and Current Glossary, National Ocean Service, 1989
Mean Lower Low Tide. Also called mean lower low water. A tidal datum. The average of the lower low water height of each tidal day observed over the National Tidal Datum Epoch. For stations with shorter series, simultaneous observational comparisons are made with a control tide station in order to derive the equivalent datum of the National Tidal Datum Epoch.
Tide and Current Glossary, National Ocean Service, 1989
Mean River Level. A tidal datum. The average height of the surface of a tidal river at any point for all stages of the tide observed over the National Tidal Datum Epoch. It is usually determined from hourly height readings. In rivers subject to occasional freshets, the river level may undergo wide variations and, for practical purposes, certain months of the year may be excluded in the determination of the tidal datum. For charting purposes, tidal datums for rivers are usually based on observations during selected periods when the river is at or near a low water stage.
Tide and Current Glossary, National Ocean Service, 1989
Ordinary High Water. "Ordinary high water" means, for the purpose of asserting state ownership, the line of permanent upland vegetation along the shores of nontidal navigable waters. In the absence of vegetation, it is the line of mean high water.
WAC 332-30-106
Ordinary Low Water. Ordinary: A nontechnical term synonymous with mean. Thus, ordinary low water is the equivalent of mean low water. (1994 Territorial Sea Plan Appendix D) In tidal waters this is the same as mean low tide.
Mean Higher High Tide. Also called mean higher high water. A tidal datum. The average of the higher high water height of each tidal day observed over the National Tidal Datum Epoch. For stations with shorter series, simultaneous observational comparisons are made with a control tide station in order to derive the equivalent datum of the National Tidal Datum Epoch.
Tide and Current Glossary, National Ocean Service, 1989
One Mile City Limit Line. The line defining the terminus of the area in which a harbor area may exist in the State of Washington, being at a distance of one mile from the boundary of a city as measured along the shoreline.
6 mile OCSLA Line. The Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act specifies special considerations for uses of lands within 3 nautical miles of the seaward boundary of any state. The State of Washington's seaward boundary is 3 nautical miles seaward of land and so the OCSLA line is 6 nautical miles seaward of land.
12 Mile Territorial Line. On December 27,1988, U.S. President Ronald Reagan signed proclamation 5928, which claimed a 12 mile territorial sea for the U.S. As established by the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS), the territorial sea is a belt of ocean which is measured seaward from the baseline of the coastal nation and subject to its sovereignty. This sovereignty also extends to the airspace above and to the seabed and subsoil. It is exercised subject to UNCLOS and other rules of international law relating to innocent passage, transit passage, archipelagic sea lanes passage and protection of the marine environment.
200 Mile EEZ Line. In March 1983, the United States declared its 200-mile exclusive economic zone by presidential proclamation, thereby asserting sovereign rights over the resources in the 200 miles extending beyond its coastline, including fishing and mineral resources, and jurisdiction to protect the marine environment.
Mean High Tide. Also called mean high water. A tidal datum. The average of all the high water heights observed over the Nation Tidal Datum Epoch. For stations with shorter series, simultaneous observational comparisons are made with a control tide station in order to derive the equivalent datum of the National Tidal Datum Epoch.
Tide and Current Glossary, National Ocean Service, 1989
Port Management Agreement Line. (See WAC 332-30-114) A Port Management agreement is between the Department and a Port district. By mutual, formal, written agreement the department may authorize a port district to manage some or all of those aquatic lands within the port district meeting the criteria. The port district shall adhere to the aquatic land management laws and policies of the state as specified in chapters 79.90 through 79.96 RCW and these requirements shall govern the port's management of state aquatic lands. The administrative procedures used to carry out these responsibilities shall be those provided for port districts under Title 53 RCW.
Depth of Water 70 Feet Below MLLT. A boundary for aquatic parcels that is not used for an ownership interest, but typically used to describe the waterward limit for an aquatic reserve.
1/4 Mile from ELT. A boundary for aquatic parcels that is not used for an ownership interest, but typically used to describe the waterward limit for an commissioners withdrawal order from sale or lease of aquatic lands for park purposes or for an aquatic lands authorization for a state park.
Indefinite Boundary. A line for aquatic parcels that are not well defined and not used for an ownership interest, but may be described by geographic bounds, such as some wildlife refugee or sanctuary.
Protracted Line: any line or arc created from the best available information or by business rules or by estimation, but the position and accuracy cannot be verified.
International Boundary.
Tribal Reservation Boundary.
State Boundary.
County Boundary.
City Boundary.
Degree of Latitude. A boundary for aquatic parcels that is not used for an ownership interest, but typically used to describe the boundary for a wildlife refugee or sanctuary.
Degree of Longitude. A boundary for aquatic parcels that is not used for an ownership interest, but typically used to describe the boundary for a wildlife refugee or sanctuary.
Abandoned Shoreline
The date on which a platted aquatic boundary was established.
Aquatic Boundary Patent Data Code. This code denotes when an adjoining upland parcel was patented by the federal government with repect to the date of Washington statehood.
Pre-statehood Patent
Post-statehood Patent
Not Applicable
Unknown
Boundary Source Code
Title Abstract Map
Transaction Exhibit
Tract Book
Map
Aquatic Index Plate. A parcel boundary that is digitized or calculated directly from an Aquatic Index plate.
Orthophoto
Topographic Map
Aquatic Plat
Aerial Photo. Any parcel boundary line that is digitized or otherwise derived from aerial photography.
Survey Field Notes
Geographic Information System Database. DNR GIS Coverage (Hydro,Poca,MPL,Trans). Any parcel boundary line that is derived directly from a coverage that exists in the DNR GIS.
Deed Boundary: Do not use
Survey Map. A line taken from a survey AutoCAD drawing.
Tabular Database
Index
Survey Record. Any parcel boundary line that is derived directly from a survey or plat that has been imported to ARC/INFO.
Letter
Memo
Instrument
Note
Nautical Chart
DNR Business Order
DNR Resolution
Meeting Minutes
Water Right
Court Document
Legal Notice
SEPA Report, State Environmental Protection Act
Timber Cruise
Auction Bid
Title Abstract Report
Register
Application
Claim
Certificate
Permit
HCP, Habitat Conservation Plan
EIS, Environmental Impact Statement
NEPA Report, National Environmental Protection Act
FCC License, Federal Communication Commission
Property Appraisal
Title Insurance
DNR Commissioner's Order
DNR Proposal to Board of Natural Resources
State Constitution Article
RCW, Revised Code of Washington
WAC, Washington Administrative Code
Harbor Line Commission Resolution
State Agency Order
Federal Code
Local Code
State Law
Bush Act
Callow Act
Board of Natural Resources Resolution
Port Management Agreement
Unknown
Any special information about the aquatic boundary.
Feature geometry.
ESRI
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